Historically, generator inspections require rotor removal (Figure 1). There’s a significant level of risk during this process due to possible generator damage during the disassembly, and it also ...

A new edition of the only American national standard for repair of motors and generators — “ANSI/EASA AR100-2010: Recommended Practice for the Repair of Rotating Electrical Apparatus” (ANSI/EASA AR100 ...

Today, most electric machines operate with radial flux (RF). Magnax offers a new concept, though—a machine that operates with axial flux (AF). Figure 1 provides a comparison of the RF and AF ...

Over the past decade, since industry deregulation, the typical utility power plant has lengthened the maintenance intervals of its major systems to minimize downtime and costs. Many plants schedule ...

What is an axial-flux permanent-magnet motor? Types of AFPM motors. Benefits of in-wheel traction motors. All motors can change their inherent energy into mechanical energy. The basic function of a ...

ECM used its PCB stator technology and PrintStator motor CAD software to create an ultralight, efficient 3 hp electric pump motor. ECM applied its core business model and paired its patented PCB ...

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